went for

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reach v.
like, choose v.
attack v.

VERB

reach

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fetch seek

WEAK

clutch at obtain outreach stretch for

Antonyms

WEAK

dislike hate surrender yield

VERB

like, choose

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accept favor prefer

WEAK

admire approbate approve be attracted to be fond of care for countenance fancy hold with

Antonyms

STRONGEST

dislike reject

WEAK

hate surrender yield

VERB

attack

Synonyms

WEAK

assail assault launch at run at rush rush upon set upon spring at

Antonyms

WEAK

dislike hate surrender yield

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went for

House, along with a stint on the state’s executive council, before he went for a bigger office.

From Slate ● Oct. 29, 2026

Almost 9,000 of you went for that, while only four of you got it spot on.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

Norris went for a gap at Turn Five on the final lap.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

It appreciated more than 25 times from the $940,000 it went for in 2005.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

When Elizebeth, in turn, went for eight weeks without hearing from him, she felt “infinite pain and loneliness.”

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

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